On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Once upon a time, KC8LDO <kc8ldo@xxxxxxxx> said: >> Who seems to have the edge in hardware virtualization Intel or AMD? I've >> heard comments both ways with one IT person suggesting that AMD was the way >> to go. > > As far as functionality, I believe they are pretty much equivalent. > > If you are buying a desktop and want virtualization, then (the last time > I looked), almost all (if not all) AMD CPUs have hw-virt extensions, > while Intel seems to reserve it for the higher-end (read: more > expensive) CPUs. Newer steppings of some Intel processors, e.g. E7400 and Q8300, now have VT enabled. Check http://ark.intel.com/VTList.aspx to verify if the processor you're interested has VT. [snip] -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
